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Saturday, April 30, 2016

I’ve seen some pretty manis made with Sharpie pens. I
have been wanting to try the method for a while, but Sharpies are relatively
expensive here, and I haven’t been in the mood to spend a lot of money on
something I might only do once or twice.

I decided to try with some generic no name permanent
markers I bought recently. There were only eight colours in the pack, but
that’s plenty to make a rainbow!

Take a look at how it went:

Do you like it? I love it!

I’m wearing a white polish underneath: El Corazón
m&s-172, and the glitter on top is Orly’s “Shine on Crazy Diamond”.

Here are the things I used:

It’s probably not the last mani I do with these. It
was great fun, easy to do and it looks nice (and quite cheap compared to
‘paying only for the name’ Sharpies).

Have you tried this method yet?

Method I used:

-Paint
nails with two coats of white nail polish

-Apply
one layer of topcoat

-Draw
on a silicone mat, dip a brush in rubbing alcohol, swipe the wet brush over the
area you drew on, and paint your nail

Friday, April 29, 2016

The formula is good and very easy to work with. I got
full opacity after two coats and the drying time is really good.

Here’s my final mani:

I made decals. The stamp is from stamping plate BP-61
and I filled the design out with Cinnamon Twist. The white underneath is El
Corazón m&s-172; I also used that to make the white hearts on my pinkie and
pointer. I must admit that it wasn’t easy. I think I need to add an extra layer
of topcoat on the decals before I use them to make them less flimsy. I also
accidentally put one of them on the wrong way, grrrrr!!!

This is the mani in low lights.

Cinnamon Twist is a keeper! It is also limited edition and no longer available.